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Hothouse — may refer to:* A heated greenhouse * Hothouse (novel), a 1962 fantasy/science fiction novel by Brian Aldiss * The Hothouse, a 2004 Australian reality TV show * The Hothouse , a play by Harold Pinter * Hot House Entertainment, a gay pornography… … Wikipedia

hothouse — [hät′hous΄] n. a building made mainly of glass, artificially heated for growing plants; greenhouse adj. 1. grown in a hothouse 2. needing very careful treatment, as if grown in a hothouse; delicate … English World dictionary

hothouse — ► NOUN 1) a heated greenhouse. 2) an environment that encourages rapid growth or development. ► VERB ▪ educate (a child) to a higher level than is usual for their age … English terms dictionary

hothouse — [[t]hɒ̱thaʊs[/t]] hothouses 1) N COUNT A hothouse is a heated building, usually made of glass, in which plants and flowers can be grown. 2) N COUNT: oft N n, N of n You can refer to a situation or place as a hothouse when there is intense… … English dictionary

hothouse — I UK [ˈhɒtˌhaʊs] / US [ˈhɑtˌhaʊs] noun Word forms hothouse : singular hothouse plural hothouses 1) [countable] a building made of glass that is used for growing plants that need a warm temperature 2) [singular] a place where people are put under… … English dictionary

hothouse — noun (C) 1 a heated building, usually made of glass, where flowers and delicate plants can grow compare greenhouse 2 a place or situation where a lot of people are interested in particular ideas or activities: Vienna was a hothouse of artistic… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English

hothouse — /hot hows /, n., pl. hothouses / how ziz/, adj. n. 1. an artificially heated greenhouse for the cultivation of tender plants. adj. 2. of, pertaining to, or noting a plant grown in a hothouse, or so fragile as to be capable of being grown only in… … Universalium